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In the Gospel of John, Nathanael is introduced as a friend of Philip, from Bethsaida (1:43-44). [2] The first disciples who follow Jesus are portrayed as reaching out immediately to family or friends: thus, Philip found Nathanael and said to him, "We have found Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote — Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph".
As a reference point, you could think of Relentless as the follow-up to Breakaway that Kelly Clarkson failed to deliver after the smash success of that album, except in a Christian pop context. Yes, it's that catchy—perhaps calculatedly so—but it's never banal or contrived, like a lot the radio-geared material being produced in the CCM market."
There is much debate about how well Nathanael really understood what he was saying when he declared Christ to be "the Son of God," since he follows up his statement with a more limited title, "King of Israel," rather than, "King of the Nations." Still, he appears to be alluding to Psalm 2, "Yet have I set My King upon My holy hill of Zion.
Fig leaves then signify sins; and Nathanael, when he was under the fig tree, was under the shadow of death: so that our Lord seemeth to say, O Israel, whoever of you is without guile, O people of the Jewish faith, before that I called thee by My Apostles, when thou wert as yet under the shadow of death, and sawest Me not, I saw thee." [2]
It follows, Jesus saw Nathanael coming to Him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! There was no fault to be found with him, though he had spoken like one who did not believe, because he was more deeply read in the Prophets than Philip.
Chrysostom: "After gaining these disciples, Christ proceeded to convert others, viz. Philip and Nathanael: The day following, Jesus would go forth into Galilee." [7]Alcuin: "Leaving, that is, Judæa, where John was baptizing, out of respect to the Baptist, and not to appear to lower his office, so long as it continued.
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"Follow On", also known in certain cases as "Down In The Valley With My Saviour I Would Go" [1] and "I Will Follow Jesus", is a Christian hymn written in 1878 by William Orcutt Cushing. [2] The music for it was composed in 1880 by both Robert Lowry and W. Howard Doane .